List 15 Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of December 13-17

1. about
2. algebra
3. quiet
4. other
5. compare
6. thousand
7. happen
8. different
9. along
10. equator
11. dozen
12. animal
13. second
14. region
15. quarter
16. lecture
17. puncture
18. again

Vocabulary

1. humble: adjective: 1. not proud; modest 2. simple; not fancy. The humble artist refused to take large sums of money for his beautiful paintings. He lived simply in a humble studio outside the city.
2. friction: noun: disagreement between people or groups of people. There was friction between the two teams when a wild pitch injured the batter.
3. loathe: verb: to dislike greatly. antonym: adore. I loathe running around the track after it rains, because I always get covered with mud.
4. sincere: adjective: genuine; true. Cory's sincere apology made me feel better because I could tell he was truly sorry.

Spelling & Vocabulary List 14 for the Week of December 6-10

SPELLING

1. square
2. stare
3. dairy
4. area
5. January
6. dictionary
7. daring
8. beware
9. argument
10. large
11. partner
12. guarding
13. article
14. orchestra
15. ordinary
16. important
17. force
18. before

VOCABULARY

1. urge: verb: to speak or argue strongly in favor of. noun: a strong desire.  The basketball coach had to urge her star player to control the urge to take wild shots.
2. tactful: adjective: thoughtful and sensitive in dealing with others. the tactful waiter quickly and quietly removed the glass of water with a fly in it.
3. belfry: noun: a tower where bells are hung. The bell ringer climbed the winding staircase to the belfry every evening at 5:00 to ring the hour.
4. critique: verb: to give an opinion of teh positive and negative points of something. Before I write my final story draft, I will ask some classmates to critique my rough draft to get ideas for ways to improve the plot.